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First Night®,
Oil City, an alcohol-free, family-oriented celebration
of the arts, has been held annually since 1998 under the
sponsorship of the Arts Council. The event is funded by
grants from the Samuel Justus and E. J. Luce Charitable
Trusts, contributions from local businesses, corporations and individuals, and by sales of admittance buttons to those who attend. The low button cost makes the event more affordable than taking the family to see a movie.
Since its debut in 1997, First Night® has received high praise for the quality and variety of entertainment and experiences it offers. While attendance at the 2000 Millennium celebration topped the charts with crowds of nearly 6,000, First Night® has welcomed a steady stream of between 3,000 to 5,000 people who have come despite frigid weather. Shuttle buses transport people throughout the town to indoor sites where performances are scheduled. Revelers wishing to brave the cold are warmed at the bonfires throughout the city. People wear crazy, decorative hats, walk through rooms filled with balloons, parade down the street making noise, view two fireworks displays, visit their choices of entertainment options, sample great food and go home saying they couldn’t do everything that First Night® had to offer. Plans for First Night®
2010 are well underway, thanks to the efforts of the First Night® Committee and the hundreds of volunteers who assist them.
FIRST NIGHT®
- December 31, 2009 (2010)
Box of Light Theater
Jim Haner - The Banjo
Man
Scott Foppiano -
Theater Organist
Charlie Caranicas Trio
Mike and Janet Reing -
Fiddle/Guitar/Banjo-Clogging Appalachian/Blues/Irish
Tom Roberts & Susaane
Ortner Roberts - Pianist, Clarinetist
Matt Gavula - Pianist &
Vocalist
Gene Allen Children's
Entertainer
Neal Jacobs - 12 String
Guitarist
Calypso Gypsy's
Masonic Clowns
Community Playhouse
For further information:
call (814) 678-3017
or log onto the umbrella organization’s website,
http://www.firstnightintl.org
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Fireworks
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Fireworks
Photos by
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